Lava Man

Gander · #1 06-11-2006, 02:15 PM

What a stupid response, we shouldnt like Lava Man because hes from the West and the 3 year olds from out there this year arent really all that good. Its his fault horses like Bob & John become favorites in triple crown races. Geez. If he wins out the rest of the year including the BC Classic we shouldnt give him horse of the year because Bob & John's poor results in the triple crown. That makes total sense.

#2 06-11-2006, 02:24 PM

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Originally Posted by Gander

What a stupid response, we shouldnt like Lava Man because hes from the West and the 3 year olds from out there this year arent really all that good. Its his fault horses like Bob & John become favorites in triple crown races. Geez. If he wins out the rest of the year including the BC Classic we shouldnt give him horse of the year because Bob & John's poor results in the triple crown. That makes total sense.

And you are?????
Look Mr O'Neill,all I said was West Coast horses get a lot of unwarranted hype. I said nothing about not giving him HOY; you give me a big "IF".If he wins this ;if he wins that.
AND, I DID'T say YOU shouldn't like him or YOU shouldn't give him HOY..........................., but you did say that I should love him.
Fugettaboutit.

miraja2 · #3 06-11-2006, 02:31 PM

Are they planning on keeping this horse on the grass or moving him back to the dirt?

Gander · #4 06-11-2006, 02:37 PM

Ultimately his main goal is the BC Classic. So I bet he goes next in the Pacific Classic.

#5 06-11-2006, 08:05 PM

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Originally Posted by Gander

Ultimately his main goal is the BC Classic. So I bet he goes next in the Pacific Classic.

His next race is most likely the Hollywood Gold Cup.

Pacific Classic isn't until August.

#6 06-11-2006, 10:53 PM

I thought he looked fantastic. He's such a beauty. And I was impressed that when King's Drama challenged, he just dug in and kept going.

Lastkidpickedingymclass · #7 06-11-2006, 10:56 PM

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Originally Posted by foggyfan

I thought he looked fantastic. He's such a beauty. And I was impressed that when King's Drama challenged, he just dug in and kept going.

He really did show some heart, in addition to his beauty. I bet $2.00 on him to win and got back $3.80. The $1.80 in winnings paid for my pretzel on the way out of the track.

It was a great day for me.

#8 06-11-2006, 11:08 PM

mISS fatal.

If you think Brother Derek is a pig because of his "poor" showings in the TC races, you too are a short term thinker with no patience. Unless something is physically wrong with this horse, and if he keeps proper development, you WILL hear from this horse again. He will be givin a good rest, and barring injury, this horse will be a force. The tide will turn in the other direction and you will be eating your pork oinks. What goes around comes around. Now that the hyped up TC is over, we got horses coming in for big stakes races that avoided the rigor of all, or most of the TC races. And we got the horses that ran that will be rested waiting for later stakes and a BC chance that are very talented like BD. The storm looms.

As far as Lava Man goes, he has not looked too great outside Cali, but I still have a soft spot for these tough guys.

2Hot4TV · #9 06-11-2006, 02:37 PM

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Originally Posted by miraja2

Are they planning on keeping this horse on the grass or moving him back to the dirt?

The big picture is the Breeders Cup Classic. Now that this horse has won so much money I don't think the purses will dictate when and where they run. This horse has been able to rise to the top from the claiming ranks, lose his top form and come back to the top. This is what is really special about this horse and now to show it on dirt and turf.

miraja2 · #10 06-11-2006, 02:40 PM

Apparently he got the lead yesterday and was allowed to run the first 1/2 uncontested in 49.91. Was it a slow track there yesterday, or did he just catch a break?

2Hot4TV · #11 06-11-2006, 02:45 PM

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Apparently he got the lead yesterday and was allowed to run the first 1/2 uncontested in 49.91. Was it a slow track there yesterday, or did he just catch a break?

The turf was fast, but not as fast as the first part of the meet. P. Val brought Kings Drama right to him from the start and it look like he was going to make a race of it, but when Cory gave Lava Man his head he RAN away from the field with ease. Very impressive. The closing 1/2 was 45/1

Gander · #12 06-11-2006, 03:27 PM

Didnt really matter, he would have beat this field in any such pace scenario over any track bias. A horse came to him on the far turn and he swatted him away like a mosquito. Hes a very special horse in this day in age of the sport, where hardly any top quality horse runs on both turf & dirt, and hangs around to his age.

#13 06-11-2006, 04:20 PM

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Originally Posted by 2Hot4TV

The turf was fast, but not as fast as the first part of the meet. P. Val brought Kings Drama right to him from the start and it look like he was going to make a race of it, but when Cory gave Lava Man his head he RAN away from the field with ease. Very impressive. [b]The closeing 1/4 was 45/1[/B

That's awful slow for a 1/4 (pedestrian). My grandma does that.

Crown@club · #14 06-11-2006, 06:01 PM

Anyone talk about the call in the stretch for Lava Man?

They were laughing hysterically in the Club House at Ellis. It was great!